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What is Juneteenth? Here's the history of the newest federal holiday
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following the arrival of Union troops. The Civil War had ended on April 9, and the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued on January 1, 1863.
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Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.
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President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...
Galveston launches Juneteenth by, reenacting General Order No. 3, the order that let slaves aware of their freedom.
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